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Shellfish Conflict in Baynes Sound: A Strategic Perspective

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The shellfish aquaculture industry (SAI) has operated in Baynes Sound, British Columbia (BC) since the early 1900s. Recognizing the economic potential of the area, the industry has requested additional farming opportunities. However, Baynes Sound upland residents and many other stakeholders have expressed concerns that SAI activities are having a negative impact on the environment, quality of life, and other nonaquaculture resource uses in the area. In order to address these issues, the Action Plan was initiated by a BC government interagency project team in November 2001. To assist in assessing the strategic aspects of this conflict, the decision support system GMCR II is employed here to apply a new methodology, the graph model for conflict resolution, to systematically analyze the ongoing conflict over shellfish aquaculture development in Baynes Sound within a social, economic, and environmental framework. Valuable insights are procured to guide decision-makers toward sustainability of the shellfish industry.

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  1. Conflict Analysis Group Department of Systems Design Engineering, University of Waterloo Waterloo, Ontario, Canada N2L 3G1

    Luai Hamouda & Keith W. Hipel

  2. Department of Mathematics Wilfrid Laurier, University Waterloo, Ontario, Canada N2L 3 C5

    D. Marc Kilgour

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Hamouda, L., Hipel, K. & Kilgour, D. Shellfish Conflict in Baynes Sound: A Strategic Perspective. Environmental Management 34, 474–486 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00267-004-0227-2

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